पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.64°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha13.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.91°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra78.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani46.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:29
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 14:01
Varjyam05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:12 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874541.27
Julian Day2463006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.49°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2914°), declination 19.90°, EoT 3.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2031-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)